Football Beyond Borders as part of SalesMethods Pledge 1%

As part of
SalesMethods 1% pledge (https://pledge1percent.org/),
part of my weekly routine has been volunteering for a charity called Football
Beyond Borders (https://footballbeyondborders.org).
FBB’s aim is to
harness the young people’s passion for football and give them the intensive,
long term support to overcome their challenges and succeed at school and in
life.

I volunteer
by going once a week to join in the FBB Schools initiative that
works with Primary, Secondary and Further Education schools & colleges to
engage and support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds experiencing
behaviour and academic performance challenges.

I have been able to see first-hand the impact that FBB is
having on the young people who are involved with the charity and I must say
they are doing some truly outstanding work. The young people who are part of
the programme visibly grow in confidence and have a real feeling of community
and self-worth. This is so crucial in an era when young people with no real
opportunities can find themselves feeling extremely disenfranchised with school
and society in a wider context.

I hope to be a part of the FBB community for many years to
come and our next collaboration is to run the Brighton Marathon in order to
raise funds for the charity. I have never run a marathon before, so it is
something completely new to me and it is definitely a mixture of excitement and
nerves so far!

It should be an awesome experience, so I have been training
over the past few months in order to get myself ready and hopefully can get
around the 26 miles in one piece!

Below is a link to my JustGiving page where I am raising
money so if you feel that you would like to spare some of your hard-earned
money, I would be extremely grateful!

Please have a look at FBB, the great work they do and if you would like to know more about the charity or any other opportunities to get involved, please feel free to email me at Charlie.conner@salesmethods.com